Buggy-top.



No. 792,837. PATENTED JUNE 20, 1905. J. M. MARMON.

BUGGY TOP.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.15, 1904.

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JOHN M. MARMON, OF ZANESFIELD, OHIO.

BUGGY-TOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 792,837, dated June 20,1905.

Application filed December 15, 1904. Serial No. 236,981.

To all w/tom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN M. MARMoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Zanesfield, in the county of Logan, State of Ohio,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buggy-Tops; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to buggy-tops, and has for its object to providea top equipped with a back-curtain arranged in such a way that it may bereadily and quickly moved into or out of position to close the rearopening of the top.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, and it will be understood that modifications of thespecific construction shown may be made and any suitable materials maybe used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification,and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a buggytop provided with the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a view showing the interior of the top with the topfolded. Fig. 3 is a view of the under side of the top with the innercovering removed. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation. Fig. 5 isa section takenlongitudinally of the front brackets. Fig. 6 is a section through one ofthe spring-drums. Fig. 7 is a section on line 7 7 of Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a buggy-seat 5, to whichthe present top is pivoted in the usual manner. The top comprises theusual side pieces 6, collapsible top-braces 7, and cover 8.

A rod 9 is provided having its end portions bent at an angle thereto, asshown at 10, and again at an angle and parallel to its central portion,as shown at 11. These end portions 11 are provided with perforations, asshown at 12, and in these perforations are engaged bolts 13, by means ofwhich the ends of the rod 9 are secured to the rearmost bow 9 of thetop, with the central portion of the rod 9 in spaced relation to thecover.

Secured to the foremost bow of the top 9 are the outer ends of angularbrackets 14:, the inner end portions of which lie in spaced relation tothe cover, and to these angular brackets are pivoted the forward ends ofcollapsible guides 15, which also lie in spaced relation to the cover.These guides 15 each consists of a plurality of pivoted sections 16 andat their rearward ends are pivoted to the rod 9. In the drawings theguides are illus trated as comprising four of these sections 16 each,the sections being hinged together in pairs, the inner section of eachpair being pivoted to angular brackets 17, secured to an intermediatehow 9. At the point of pivotal connection of each of the pairs ofsections 16 one of these sections has one of its corners bent inwardlyover the other section, so as to prevent alinement of the two sections,for a purpose to be presently described, the bent corners being shown at18.

Secured at their upper ends to the cover 8 of the top and at their lowerends to the back of the seat 5 are the back-straps 1 9 of the top, andsecured to the outer faces of these straps 19 are other straps 20, theinner edges of which are left free, so that there are formed guides 21by the straps 19 and 20, and these guides form continuations of thespace between the guides 15 and the cover 8.

Disposedin the guides 21 are the side edges of a curtain 22, the upperedge of which projects above the rod 9, and secured to the lower cornersof the curtain 22 are the outer ends of bands 23, which are connectedwith the spring-drums 24:, secured to the back of the seat 5, and whichare arranged to hold the curtain yieldably at the downward limit of itsmovement. Secured to the curtain 22 adjacent to its upper edge is a knob25, which is of sufficient proportions to prevent its passage throughthe space between the central portion of the rod 9 and the cover, sothat this knob prevents disengagement of the upper end of the curtainfrom the cover. 7

In use if it is desired to raise the back-curtain 22 the knob 25 isgrasped and the curtain is moved upwardly to lie upon theguides 15, inwhich position. it is held by a hook 26, carried by the foremost bow 9of the top, and which is engaged with the knob 25.

The collapsibility of the guides '15 permits the top to be crushed backin the usual manner, and the bent corners 18 prevent alinement of thesections 16 and remove any possibility of these guides interferingwith-the crushing of the top, as will be readily understood.

What is claimed is i 1. The combination with a collapsible buggytop, offorwardly and rearwardly extending collapsible guides secured to theunder. face thereof, a curtain arranged to lie at times upon the guides,and at times to extend downwardly from the rearward edge of the top,means for. holding the curtain yieldably in its last-named position, andmeans for holding the curtain in its first-namedv position againsttheaaction of the first-mentioned holding means.

2. The combination with a buggy-top, of guides secured to the under faceof the top, a curtain arranged to lie at times upon the guides, and. attimes to extend downwardly from the rearward edge of the top, guides forthe side edges of the curtain when in its last-named position, a rodsecured to the rearward edge of the top, and a handle carried by thecurtain and by which it may be moved from its lastnamed to itsfirst-named position, said handle being arranged for cooperation withthe rod to-prevent disengagement of the upper edge

